SYRACUSE — Not looking nearly so weary as he was after the last home game, Syracuse coach Doug Marrone now faces a task that he hopes to get more accustomed to addressing: the aftermath of a big victory.

“We talk about managing losses. We also have to manage success, and that’s the one thing we have to do a very good job of this week,” Marrone said Monday, the Orange’s stunning 49-23 upset of West Virginia on Friday night still very much front and center around here. “What happens is you celebrate the success and you tend to lose track of what you did to put you in position to be successful. That’s the most important thing.

“We have to do a good job making sure that we turn the page.”

That’s easier said than done — especially after a dominating performance against a team that was ranked 11th nationally and is one of Syracuse’s fiercest foes.

The big win even netted the Orange 24 points in this week’s AP Top 25. Not bad for a team that hasn’t been ranked since fierce defensive end Dwight Freeney chased opposing quarterbacks a decade ago.

The Mountaineers were averaging nearly 41 points and 503.5 yards offensively. They were outgained 443-408, and Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib outplayed his more heralded counterpart, Geno Smith. Nassib threw four touchdown passes, scored on a 1-yard run, and had zero turnovers.

With defensive end Chandler Jones back for Syracuse (5-2, 1-1 Big East) after missing five games, the Orange defense sacked Smith four times, never allowed him to gain any sort of rhythm, and intercepted him twice at crucial junctures of the game. Special also teams produced a critical touchdown — Dorian Graham’s 98-yard kickoff return midway through the second quarter after West Virginia had moved within 14-9.

With the Big East race now something of a crap shoot — the Orange are among five teams tied for third behind Cincinnati (2-0) and Rutgers (2-1) — Syracuse turns its focus to a road game against Louisville on Saturday.

Marrone, 0-2 against the Cardinals, has to hope that the kudos he’s still receiving for the most significant win of his brief tenure at his alma mater begin to fade.

“The amount of effort you have to put in to manage a loss is really the same amount of effort you have to manage success, and it starts with me,” said Marrone, in his third year. “Everyone knows how it goes — the emails, the phone calls, the congratulations. There’s a certain amount of time when you have to make sure you do celebrate success.

“We want to make sure that we’re consistent throughout the year so that when you look back you can celebrate the success of the team. I think that’s what’s more important.”

The Syracuse media guide has a silver cover this year with an orange “S” above these words: Built on Tradition. Not surprisingly, Marrone was involved in the design stages because he cherishes the school’s rich football history. That’s one reason Friday night’s win was so draining because Syracuse kept possession of the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy.

The trophy isn’t very old — it was first awarded in 1993 — but it’s significant nonetheless because Schwartzwalder was born in West Virginia, played center for the Mountaineers, and remains the winningest coach in Syracuse history.

Keeping the hardware on display in the Locolano-Petty Football Wing outside Marrone’s office is oh-so-important to him. And it might become even more significant if there’s a hiatus in the long-running series — the Orange lead it 32-27 — because of Syracuse’s impending move from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

“The most important thing for our coaches, our team, the university, the community, is retaining the Schwartzwalder Trophy,” Marrone said. “I think that’s something that really has meant so much to us. When you look at that trophy, it’s a symbol of really all of this.”

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Defensive end Chandler Jones, who had two sacks among his six solo tackles and batted down two passes in Syracuse’s 49-23 win over West Virginia, was named Big East defensive player of the week. … Dorian Graham, who had a 98-yard kickoff return for a score against the Mountaineers, was Big East special teams player of the week. … QB Ryan Nassib, who had four TD passes and ran for another, was an honorable mention for the sixth time this season.